Sleeve-button



(No Model.)

I. L. GARSIDE.

Slelev Button. l n No. 230,473. Patented July-27,1880.

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SLEEVE-BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 230,473, dated July 27, 1880,

Application filed June 14, 1580.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that l, lRAD L. GARsiDE, a citizen of the United States, residing in Paterson, Passaic county, in the State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeve-Buttons and analogous articles of use and ornament, of which the following is a specification.

l will describe the device as a sleeve-button, and as made of gold or of a suitable metal coated with a precious metal,.it being Linderstood that a corresponding device maybe made of the same or different size'and of the same or different material for shirt-studs and other uses, including ordinary buttons.A

The improved sleeve-button is of that class which is made in two parts and applied t0- gether in the cuff to avoid the necessity for passing the smaller part, ordinarily termed the shoe," through the button-hole.

Various devices have been produced for the purpose, the preferable form havin g a ilat stem of a width something less than the length of the ordinary button-hole.

button has marked advantages. rlhe button is att-ached and detached by turningl one part a portion of a revolution relatively to the other. A spring1 of proper tension is mounted in the interior of the main part and induces a constant tendency to the locked position. Unlocking' only occurs when the parts are forcibly held and turned about a quarter of a revolution, the one relatively to the other, and then drawn apart. This condition will never obtain by accident, but is easily realized without tools and with very moderate skill when it is desired to remove or insert the button.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification, and represent what I consider the best means of carrying out theinvention.

Figure l is a face view of the button, showing that it presents the ordinary appearance without being deformed by any projection. Fig. 2 is a rear view. Fig. 3 is a crosssection. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section, and Fig. 4 a rear view of a detail detached. Fig. 5 is a section of the shoe and shank to be attached and detached in securing and releasing the button. Fig. 6 is a modification shown in section.

(No model.)

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A represents the face and rim of the button; A', a middle plate having a peculiarlyshaped aperture, to be described farther on,

and AZ a back plate having a considerable circular hole in the center. A plate7 B, is tted to turn between the plates A' and A2, and is formed with a narrow slot7 which receives a at tube, B', lirmly soldered, so as to form a single piece therewith. This tube reaches inward through a hole in the plate A', and is notched at the points m to engage with the plate A' when turned in certain positions.

Gr is the shoe, and G' a hat shank adapted to match in the interior of the flat tube B. It reaches through this tube, and is notched at the points g to correspond with the notches m' in the tube.

The form of the orifice a in the plate A' is such as allows the dat tube B to turn a quarter circle in one direction. Itis, furthermore, such that when the tube B' and its inclosed shank G' is turned to one eXtreme position the shank can l be freely drawn out; but when turned to the 0th er extreme position the shank is locked by the engagement of its notch with the metal of A'.

A spring, D, is coiled in the interior of the button and engaged by one end with the xed part of the button and by thev other with the at tube B'. lt tends to turn the tube B' and its connections with considerableforce into the position which will hold the inclosed shank G' locked.

The action will now be readily understood plate B and tube B' standing still, and thus being caused to turn within it a quarter revolution. This brings the parts into a position where the shank G" mayv be thrust fully home. The button being liberated in this position, the force of the spring D instantly gives it a IOO quarter revolution and brings the notches g into engagement with the metal of A'. The button and the shoe are now locked together. They will remain locked until the button is again forcibly turned a quarter revolution. This movement is easily eifected, when it is desired, in liberating the button; but it is very unlikely to occur by any accidental strain.

To facilitate the attachment of the spring D to the tube B', I apply a circular plate, B2, of considerably area. This may be soldered or otherwise permanently fastened to the inner end of the tube B'. The springD may be easily attached to it by ordinary means.

I prefer that the plate B' have a raised center of slightly less diamter than the circular hole in the plate A2, as shown. This forms a handsome iinish and gives a reliable steadiness to the position off all the parts.

I prefer that the tube B' shall extend outward, as shown, to a distance about equal to the double thickness of an ordinary culi'.

I prefer that the plate A' be manufactured, independently of the other parts, with a rim or flange, as shown, and be firmly set in the interior of the button bysolderiug or other approved means; but this may be varied.

Many modifications may be made in the proportions and forms of the details. I prefer to use 4a spring, D, of sufficient length to coil three or more times quite around in the interior of the button, after the manner of the lnainspring of a watch. This facilitates giving a long action to the spring with gentle force. It also avoids overstraining the metal of the spring and promotes the durability of the device. Other forms of spring may be used, if preferred.

I have shown the body A as formed by a stonewith a rim as a setting. This may be varied indefinitely. The exterior form of the button need not be circular. It may be made of any ordinary or suitable pattern, so long as it provides for the quarter turning of the tube to the form rst shown.

B' and its connections, and affords the rev quired locking means and space for thesprin g. The plate B and tube B', as also the attached spring D, may be made from a single piece of hard brass properly worked.

Fig. 6 is a cross-section representing a modification which is preferable, for some reasons, The same parts are indicated by the same letters as before, but the forms are considerably varied. The dat tube B' does not project out of the back ofthe bottom, but the shank or post G', attached to the shoe G, is made wider outside, so as to present a proper shoulder and prevent the parts being forced too far in. The springD is in this modication located between the plate A and the plate A2. In this modification th'e plate B2 is greatly contracted in diameter, butit has still sufficient area to perform its function of lock ing the tube B' within the button by allowing it to turn freely.

I claim as my invention- 1. The .shoe G, having a shank, G', and notch or offset g, in combination with the but ton A, having the peculiarly perforated middle plate, A' a, and with the volute spring D exerting a force to turn the shank axially around and to hold it enga-ged, as herein specified.

2. The turning plate B and flat tube B', with its notches m, in combination with the button A, having' two plates, A A2, perforated, as shown, and with the spring D, all adapted to serve relatively to each other and to a properly-formed shank as and for the purposes herein specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at New York city this 2d day of June, 1880, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I. L. GABSIDE.

Witnesses:

WM. C. DEY, GHARLEs C. STE'rsoN. 

